The Money Maker (Treasury)
The first Department of Treasury Secretary
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This New Orleans sandwich is stuffed with fried seafood or roast beef and served on French bread.
What is a po’ boy
This federal authority funds long‑term restoration using penalties from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
What is the RESTORE Act
This Louisiana city is known for Mardi Gras and the French Quarter.
What is New Orleans.
The Deepwater Horizon explosion occurred in this year.
What is 2010
This Treasury bureau is responsible for producing the nation’s coins and maintaining custody of the Treasury’s official seal.
What is the U.S. Mint
This Mississippi and Alabama specialty uses cornmeal‑dusted fillets fried in peanut oil, often served with comeback sauce — a condiment originating in Jackson.
What is fried catfish
OGCR has funded Florida’s Gulf Coast restoration projects, including seagrass planting to support this iconic marine mammal.
What is the manatee
This Mississippi city is home to Keesler Air Force Base and a major casino industry.
What is Biloxi
The spill occurred in this body of water.
What is the Gulf of Mexico
Responsible party for the burning of the Treasury the second time during the _____________.
Who were the British during the War of 1812
Apalachicola Bay in Florida is historically known for producing this type of shellfish.
What are oysters
This RESTORE Act component, administered by Treasury, provides grants directly to the five Gulf states for ecological and economic recovery.
What is the Direct Component (Bucket 1)
Known for its white‑sand beaches, this Alabama city draws millions of tourists each year.
What is Gulf Shores
This chemical was widely used to break up oil slicks, sparking debate about environmental impacts.
What is dispersant (Corexit)
Known as the primary architect of the Treasury.
Who is Robert Mills
This Gulf Coast fish, once considered undesirable, became a regional delicacy after Paul Prudhomme popularized a specific high‑heat cooking technique in the 1980s.
What is blackened redfish
Treasury’s Office of Gulf Coast Restoration must verify that each project aligns with ______________, commonly referred to by this acronym_________.
What is the Multiyear Implementation Plan, MYIP
This Texas port city is home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
What is Houston (or Clear Lake area)
This federal commission, established by executive order, conducted the most comprehensive investigation into the causes of the disaster.
What is the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
Before the Treasury Department was formally created in 1789, this governing body managed wartime finances by issuing paper money known as “bills of credit.”
What is the Continental Congress
The Quintessential Gulf Coast Drink
What is the Bushwacker
Sitting members of the RESTORE Council.
Who are:
State of Alabama
State of Florida
State of Louisiana
State of Mississippi
State of Texas
This Florida Panhandle city is nicknamed “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village.”
What is Destin
The Macondo Prospect well that blew out in 2010 was drilled in this specific deepwater block of the Gulf of Mexico.
What is Mississippi Canyon Block 252